APSLEY COOKERY BOOK
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THE APSLEY
COOKERY BOOK
APSLEY, SLOUGH, Bucks.
A Sanitarium for the cure of Gout, Rheumatism, Bronchitis,
Headache, Epilepsy, Mental Depression, Anaemia, Neuralgia and
Neuritis, Hay Fever, Bright’s Disease, Dyspepsia and other Uric
Acid diseases. The uric-acid-free diet is carried out under medical
supervision.
Apsley House is situated on a well-drained gravel soil, in its own
sheltered grounds in a beautiful and interesting country near Eton
and Windsor, and an excellent service of trains between Slough and
Paddington (G.W.R.), in 24 to 30 minutes, gives ready access to
London.
During the cold months the house is thoroughly supplied throughout
with fresh warm air, making it a comfortable home for invalids and
others during winter and spring.
The district offers admirable opportunities for boating, golfing,
cycling, riding, driving, & c. For terms apply to Secretary.
THE APSLEY
COOKERY BOOK
CONTAINING US RECIPES FOR THE
URIC-ACID-FREE DIET
BY
MRS. JOHN J. WEBSTER
AND
MRS. F. W. JESSOP
SIXTH THOUSAND
LONDON
J. & A. CHURCHILL
7 GREAT MARLBOROUGH STREET
1906
Printed by Ballantyne &* Co. Limjtep
Tavistock Street, London
S 1523^.
THIS BOOK
IS RESPECTFULLY DEDICATED TO
THE ORIGINATOR OF THE
URIC- ACID-FREE DIET
BY HIS TWO GRATEFUL PATIENTS
THE AUTHORS
CARLO GRASSI, Ltd.
Grocers , Foreign Warehousemen , and
Wine and Spirit Merchants ,
26 GERRARD ST., SHAFTESBURY AVENUE
LONDON, W.
Finest Quality Vegetables and Fruits of all kinds
in 10 oz. and 32 oz. glasses, a convenient
size for small families
VEGETABLES.
Fonds d’Artichauts, 9d. and is. 6d. Carrots, Macedoine,
Spinach, Turnips, 6d. and is. per glass.
FRUITS.
Apricots, Cherries, Figs, Greengages, Macedoine, Peaches,
Pears, Pineapple, Raspberries, Strawberries, 9d. and is. 4d.
MACARONI.
Finest Genoa, per lb. 5^d. ; per 4 lb. Box, is. 8d. Finest
Naples, per lb. 3d. Fancy Shapes for Soups, per lb. 3^d.
Tagliatelli fresh daily, per lb. 6d.
SALAD OIL.
Trebly refined, perfect for Salads and Mayonnaise, per bottle,
is. 6d., per doz. 161. ; per half bottle, iod., per doz. 9s. 6d.
WINE VINEGAR.
Manufactured by ourselves and unsurpassed for use with
Salads, per bottle, 2s. ; per half bottle, is. 3d.
Noted house for Olives, Curry Powder, Caviare, Imperial
Plums, Dessert Fruits, Old Matured Wines, Spirits and
Liqueurs. Table Delicacies of every description.
See Catalogue for Prices of all Kitchen Utensils,
Household Goods, &c. & c.
Agents for Welbunk's Duplex Boiler ettes.
CONTENTS
PAGE
Introduction ix
Hints on Cookery ....... xvi
Food Values xxv
Soups and Purees 1
Savouries 27
Vegetables 78
Sweets .103
Nut Dishes ........ 165
Bread, Pastry, Cakes, &c 188
Salads 20 4*
Sauces, &c 213
Menus 223
Appendix 228
Index 229
INTRODUCTION.
This little book has been written in the hope that
it may be of help to those who live upon the
“ Uric-acid-free ” diet, for the cure of all uric acid
troubles.
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Presented as published in 1905. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation, not the original instructions.
AI-modernized reading of the original text
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THE APSLEY
COOKERY BOOK
APSLEY, SLOUGH, Bucks.
A Sanitarium for the cure of Gout, Rheumatism, Bronchitis, Headache, Epilepsy, Mental Depression, Anaemia, Neuralgia and Neuritis, Hay Fever, Bright’s Disease, Dyspepsia and other Uric Acid diseases. The uric-acid-free diet is carried out under medical supervision.
Apsley House is situated on a well-drained gravel soil, in its own sheltered grounds in a beautiful and interesting country near Eton and Windsor, and an excellent service of trains between Slough and Paddington (G.W.R.), in 24 to 30 minutes, gives ready access to London.
During the cold months the house is thoroughly supplied throughout with fresh warm air, making it a comfortable home for invalids and others during winter and spring.
The district offers admirable opportunities for boating, golfing, cycling, riding, driving, & c. For terms apply to Secretary.
THE APSLEY
COOKERY BOOK
CONTAINING US RECIPES FOR THE URIC-ACID-FREE DIET
BY
MRS. JOHN J. WEBSTER
AND
MRS. F. W. JESSOP
SIXTH THOUSAND
LONDON
J. & A. CHURCHILL
7 GREAT MARLBOROUGH STREET
Printed by Ballantyne & Co. Limited Tavistock Street, London
S 1523^.
THIS BOOK
IS RESPECTFULLY DEDICATED TO THE ORIGINATOR OF THE URIC- ACID-FREE DIET BY HIS TWO GRATEFUL PATIENTS
THE AUTHORS
CARLO GRASSI, Ltd.
Grocers , Foreign Warehousemen , and Wine and Spirit Merchants ,
26 GERRARD ST., SHAFTESBURY AVENUE LONDON, W.
Finest Quality Vegetables and Fruits of all kinds in 10 oz. and 32 oz. glasses, a convenient size for small families
Fonds d’Artichauts, 9d. and is. 6d. Carrots, Macedoine, Spinach, Turnips, 6d. and is. per glass.
FRUITS.
Apricots, Cherries, Figs, Greengages, Macedoine, Peaches, Pears, Pineapple, Raspberries, Strawberries, 9d. and is. 4d.
MACARONI.
Finest Genoa, per lb. 5^d. ; per 4 lb. Box, is. 8d. Finest Naples, per lb. 3d. Fancy Shapes for Soups, per lb. 3^d. Tagliatelli fresh daily, per lb. 6d.
SALAD OIL.
Trebly refined, perfect for Salads and Mayonnaise, per bottle, is. 6d., per doz. 161. ; per half bottle, iod., per doz. 9s. 6d.
WINE VINEGAR.
Manufactured by ourselves and unsurpassed for use with Salads, per bottle, 2s. ; per half bottle, is. 3d.
Noted house for Olives, Curry Powder, Caviare, Imperial Plums, Dessert Fruits, Old Matured Wines, Spirits and Liqueurs. Table Delicacies of every description.
See Catalogue for Prices of all Kitchen Utensils, Household Goods, &c. & c.
Agents for Welbunk's Duplex Boiler ettes.
CONTENTS
PAGE
Introduction ix
Hints on Cookery ....... xvi
Food Values xxv
Soups and Purees 1
Savouries 27
Vegetables 78
Sweets .103
Nut Dishes ........ 165
Bread, Pastry, Cakes, &c 188
Salads 20 4*
Sauces, &c 213
Menus 223
Appendix 228
Index 229
This little book has been written in the hope that it may be of help to those who live upon the “ Uric-acid-free ” diet, for the cure of all uric acid troubles.